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Rajnath Singh, Uma Bharti participate in Gomti River cleanliness drive

Lucknow, Sept 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, and Water Resources Minister, Uma Bharti, participated in a cleanliness drive of drying and polluted Gomti River in Lucknow on Tuesday. The ministers said that all the required attempts will be ensured to rejuvenate the water body. Singh said that countries with dying rivers cannot develop and cited the example of development of London after the rejuvenation of Thames River. Meanwhile, Bharti said that the Gomti River will be rejuvenated in the line of Sabarmati River in Gujarat. Meanwhile, a rally was also organised on this occasion to raise awareness among people about proper usage and restoration of the holy river. Sep 30, 2014
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Massive Lenin statue toppled in Kharkiv

Pro-Ukrainian protesters in eastern Ukraine's city Kharkiv on Sunday toppled a giant Lenin statue seen as a symbol of Soviet legacy and Moscow's control. Duration: 00:37 Sep 29, 2014
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Shiv Sena minister Anant Geete to quit Union cabinet

Mumbai, Sept 29 (ANI): After the break-up of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday informed that the party's lone member in the Union Cabinet Anant Geete would also resign. The Union Minister of Heavy Industries Geete, is about to quit after Modi returns from his US trip on Wednesday. BJP, who after the breakup with Shiv Sena said that they have no enmity with them, is yet to take a stand on the issue. Shiv Sena after ending its alliance with BJP in Maharashtra, had earlier said that those who broke the alliance were enemies of Maharashtra. Sep 29, 2014
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Reactions pour in after Maharashtra goes under President's rule

Mumbai/ New Delhi, Sep 28 (ANI): The BJP on Sunday hailed imposition of president's rule in poll-bound Maharashtra after former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned. Chavan quit after the regional Nationalist Congress Party pulled out of the government over failure of seat-sharing talks with the Congress party. President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation a day after the union cabinet recommended it. Congress said that the decision was arbitrary. The NCP said it was the President's prerogative. The upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held on October 15. Sep 28, 2014
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Echoes of the past at Ukraine's rebel-held WWII monument

On a clear day, you can see the Azov Sea some ninety kilometres away from Savur-Mogyla, the massive hill in eastern Ukraine where thousands of Soviet and German soldiers perished during World War II. Duration: 01:15 Sep 28, 2014
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Mangalyaan sends first pictures of Mars

New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Indian Mars orbiter spacecraft 'Mangalyaan' which began its rotation around Mars after its successful insertion into the orbit on Wednesday, has now sent the first pictures of the red planet. The Mars Orbiter Mission affectionately called "MOM" created history on Wednesday by making India the first country ever to have reached Mars' orbit successfully in its very first attempt. On Wednesday, the Union Cabinet also passed a unanimous resolution lauding the efforts of scientists and engineers of the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) for the success of Mars Orbiter Mission 'Mangalyaan'. The Mars Orbiter Mission was India's first inter-planetary mission launched on November 5, 2013 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. Sep 25, 2014
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